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Bikini Dancing, Rum & Sharks | Sailing French Polynesia
January 5, 2026 · 13 min · 244K views · French Polynesia
Chloe feeds fish as sharks glide near catamaran in turquoise sea
What this video covers
Bobby and crew Chloe are one week into a nine-day charter through French Polynesia, anchored off the island of Ta'a on the edge of a 100-foot drop-off.Watch The day opens with snorkeling alongside a reef shark — which leaves when they enter the water — and porcupine puffer fish.0:58 They motor to a nearby bay to tour a local rum distillery: four-plus acres of sugar cane, a cane press, fermentation tanks, and stills, with a tasting room offering 9 a.m. shots.3:59 A full-island power outage closes the gas station and most restaurants, forcing a dinghy fuel delay and a failed search for dinner at two separate anchorages with mooring balls.4:50 They anchor instead on a sandy patch inside the barrier reef lagoon, about a mile off, and cook steaks aboard.9:26 Chloe feeds leftover steak to reef sharks directly off the boat.12:08 Bobby also announces a January 31st drawing to give away his 1989 CT-56 sailboat, with a 10-ticket-purchase bonus of 30 free tickets.13:03 Barrier reef lagoons in French Polynesia provide calm anchorages even when outside conditions are rough.10:02
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